The moment Mo Fan stepped into the ghost domain, he saw Bai Tian Tian and Bai Shuang staring at each other.
Though a distance separated the two women, sparks seemed ready to fly from their eyes.
Of course, that was just Mo Fan’s imagination.
“Who is she?”
The next instant, both women turned to look at Mo Fan at the same time.
“Uh…”
Hearing them speak in unison, Mo Fan froze slightly, then touched his nose and laughed. “We’re all good friends here. No need for such strong gunpowder. Let me introduce you.”
Gunpowder?
Bai Tian Tian’s lips curved upward with interest, but she said nothing more.
Bai Shuang looked enlightened and spoke first. “Perhaps I already know who she is.”
“Oh?”
Mo Fan and Bai Tian Tian both turned to her.
“I’ve long heard there is a powerful white snake demon on Black Wind Mountain. I never imagined she would be so beautiful and enchanting. If sister had revealed her fame earlier, I’m afraid there would be no room for us Phoenix Cry Mountain Dual Beauties.”
Bai Shuang smiled as she spoke. Though her words overflowed with praise, every one carried hidden barbs. Mo Fan’s head ached at the sound. He truly feared these two beauty demons might start fighting over a disagreement.
“Phoenix Cry Dual Beauties?”
Bai Tian Tian raised a delicate brow and chuckled. “So you are Miss Bai Shuang of Wind Thunder Mountain!”
“Our king long told me you are peerlessly beautiful. Seeing is indeed better than hearing. You truly outshine the rumours.”
“No wonder our king keeps you hidden away like a treasure!”
At that, Bai Tian Tian glanced at the embarrassed Mo Fan beside her.
Hidden treasure?
Bai Shuang frowned slightly and also looked at Mo Fan. She smiled and asked, “Naughty little brother, you’re really bad. Is this how you describe our relationship to outsiders?”
Naughty little brother?
Bai Tian Tian’s eyes widened at the words, but she quickly frowned again and laughed lightly. “Sister truly lives up to being one of Phoenix Cry Dual Beauties. Your skill with words far surpasses mine.”
“It just so happens our king is still single. If sister wishes to marry over, I have no objection. But I hear Wind Thunder Mountain is a great family with vast holdings. Surely the dowry would be generous?”
“Sister speaks so wittily. There must be some misunderstanding. Between naughty little brother and me, it’s purely innocent friendship!”
Bai Shuang suddenly laughed, instantly radiating boundless charm.
“Left ‘naughty little brother’, right ‘naughty little brother’. That relationship can hardly be pure, can it?”
Bai Tian Tian snorted coldly, then turned to Mo Fan and said gravely, “If the king wishes to marry a seductress, I naturally have no say. But I hope the king, for the sake of the hundreds of demons on Black Wind Mountain, will fight for a rich dowry for us!”
“Stop!”
“Please stop talking!”
Seeing the two demons stray further and further off topic, Mo Fan could no longer stand it.
What nonsense was this?
Absolute rubbish!
As soon as he spoke, both women’s attention immediately shifted to him.
“Since you’ve both guessed each other’s identities, I won’t say more. In short, this time we are cooperating. Our only goal is to kill Lei Yu Zi Dian!”
Mo Fan looked at the two women. “Understood?”
“So no dowry then?”
Bai Tian Tian winked at him, then sent a voice transmission. “Why not reconsider? I can sense Demon Ancestor sacred weapon aura on this hedgehog demon. If you carry her back to Black Wind Mountain, it means we gain another sacred weapon.”
“That would greatly strengthen Black Wind Mountain’s foundation. Think about it?”
“Shut up!”
Mo Fan replied irritably. He had finally seen through her. Bai Tian Tian was absolutely doing this on purpose!
“Naughty little brother, no wonder you dare not accept my feelings. Turns out you have such a beauty snake at home!”
At that moment, Bai Shuang’s voice transmission also drifted into Mo Fan’s ears. She chuckled. “But be careful. I’ve heard snake demons are the natural predators of your true form! Don’t get swallowed whole one day!”
“You shut up too!”
Mo Fan rolled his eyes and glared fiercely at Bai Shuang.
His exasperated look made Bai Shuang cover her mouth and laugh lightly, as if she had seen something amusing.
After that, Mo Fan said no more. He directly urged the Soul Devouring Banner to fly toward the mountain peak.
On the way, Mo Fan also told Bai Tian Tian about some events that had occurred since entering the Dragon Ruins.
Because Bai Tian Tian was strong enough, among all of Black Wind Mountain, only she could share Mo Fan’s burdens. No matter what happened, Mo Fan always told her first, wanting her different perspectives.
“Though the rules here force all entering cultivators to seal their cultivation, that does not mean external items are suppressed too.”
“On the contrary, with all cultivators sealed, those external objects become the key to victory.”
“As one of Phoenix Cry Mountain’s three great Demon Ancestors, Lei Yu Zi Dian’s strength and foundation are unfathomably deep.”
“According to Lei Yu Mountain’s dying words, besides the Thunder God Spear, Lei Yu Zi Dian must possess other Demon Ancestor sacred weapons. We must guard against that.” Bai Tian Tian frowned slightly.
“Relax. I already have plans for these things.”
Bai Shuang suddenly chuckled and said gravely, “In fact, if we move against Lei Yu Zi Dian, it may be far simpler than imagined!”
“Oh?”
Bai Tian Tian immediately looked at Bai Shuang.
“It’s a very simple principle. When the wall falls, everyone pushes.”
“Another principle is guilt by treasure possession!”
“Whether Lei Yu Zi Dian or other Demon Ancestors, outside they may indeed command wind and rain, overlords of their domains.”
“But here it’s different. At least in realm, the gap is not huge.”
“No one attacks them out of fear of the prestige they accumulated daily. But once someone strikes first, it will trigger a group effect.”
“A Demon Ancestor is not just coveted for sacred weapons. Every part of their body is rare treasure, worth risking life for, whether to humans or demons.”
“Such chances are rare!”
Bai Shuang’s lips curved upward. Though her cultivation was not the highest, in strategy she believed herself second to none. Since she decided to target Lei Yu Zi Dian, how could she come unprepared?
Her words won agreement from both demons. Mo Fan grew especially excited.
“I understand this. It’s called the herd effect. What cultivators fear most is not the pressure of those Demon Ancestor mighty ones, but fear of acting alone.”
“Once someone takes the risk, the desires of others will infinitely amplify. None will think they are the one to die. All believe they can profit.”
“So when we strike, it will surely trigger many cultivators to besiege Lei Yu Zi Dian.”
“That will be our chance!”
“Herd effect?”
Bai Shuang paused slightly, then nodded. “Quite apt.”
Along the rest of the journey, Mo Fan encountered no more cultivator attacks, though he did witness many spectacular battles for free.
Most were conflicts between human and demon races. Occasionally demonic and righteous path cultivators clashed too.
Whether racial grudges or blood feuds between righteous and demonic paths, they were doomed to fight until heads broke and blood flowed.
Mo Fan had seen plenty of such things. If it did not concern him, he stayed out of it.
Unless cultivators dared attack him now, he was too lazy to bother with these fights.
Thus, as time passed, the tattered Soul Devouring Banner finally carried the three demons to the summit of Blood Dragon Mountain!
The instant the Soul Devouring Banner appeared, countless gazes immediately turned this way!
